YOURSAY 'Let the candidate with the best chance of winning take on BN, otherwise the other side will laugh all the way to Parliament.'

Trouble brewing? PKR-PAS clash in seven seats

NA: Both PAS and PKR leadership have a lot to answer for Labuan, Sungai Acheh, Kota Damansara and three states seats in Terengganu (Bukit Besi, Kota Putera and Seberang Takir) where both parties put up candidates.

Both parties better get their house in order. The people want straight fights (independents aside), not Pakatan Rakyat parties fighting one another. This is selfish and self-serving.

ONG: For the parliament seat of Labuan , the PAS candidate came out last in a three-cornered contest in 2008 and obtained a measly 1,106 votes out of 14,149 votes cast (and lost the deposit in the process).

For the Penang state seat of Sungai Acheh in 2008, it was a straight fight between BN and PKR. PKR lost narrowly to BN - 4,762 votes against 5,011 votes (a majority of 250).

The unnecessary three-way fight for Sungai Acheh will likely help BN to retain the seat. I can't understand why PAS wants to fight with PKR over these two seats.

Dappy: Why wasn't this be settled before nomination day? How can PAS and PKR nominate their own candidates for the same seat? Pakatan voters will be caught in between and let BN walk away with victory.

Ferdtan: What has happened to the agreement signed by the three opposition parties to have a one-to-one fight with BN? This is stupid of their leaders.

Clever Voter: We all agree that achieving teamwork and cooperation is the hardest in a diverse situation, and where sensitivity needs to be managed carefully.

The opposition coalition has five good years to pool its strengths and resources to fight for one objective - defeat BN and form government.

If these so-called grassroots leaders are not prepared to give and take, then how can we expect them to win and form a new government. Leaders need to put aside their ego and re-align their objectives.

However, on a positive note, the situation is not as bad when you compare to 2008.

Up2U: Though it is limited to one parliamentary and six state seats, PAS and PKR must look at the bigger picture and resolved this small but symbolic problem. A united front is important for all other seats that Pakatan is working together.

Ah Gu, Ah Beh: How to make it to Putrajaya if you fight among yourself? The opposition parties concerned have to look at the bigger picture and not slug at each other.

Losing the deposit should not be an excuse not to withdraw. Let the candidate with the best chance of winning take on BN, otherwise the other side will laugh all the way to the state assemblies and Parliament. This is really disappointing.

Wira: Yes, this is bad. PKR and PAS please sort this out as soon as possible and reach a decision as to which candidate is the official Pakatan candidate. We don't want to go to the polls on May 5 to see two partners hammering each other.

TehTarik: This sends the wrong message to the voters. I strongly feel that PKR and PAS should compromise immediately.

PAS should drop its candidate in three or four of the seven clashing seats. And similarly PKR should remove its candidates in the remaining three or four seats.

The central leadership of the two parties should have an emergency meeting within the next 48 hours or so to thrash out the issue.

ACR: Why is PAS fielding a candidate in Kota Damansara (state seat in Selangor)? How dumb can their leaders be? You deserve to lose. You had five years to sort this out and yet...

The Patriot: It's never too late at this stage to put things right. Both parties need to compromised.

In every of those seats, one of them has to withdraw. So what is losing your deposit compare to losing the election?

For Sabah and Sarawak, PAS should give in. In Peninsular Malaysia, except for Kota Damansara, PKR should give in. Otherwise, we miss the best chance we have for years.

Rakyat-in-grief: Pakatan is proving that they are still not a strong coalition despite the fact that a good majority of the people support them.

Clash between partners is a disappointment for their supporters, which in turn will be disastrous for the parties. If you can't agree on seat allocation, how you are going to agree on policy matters in the government.

You have to sort it out immediately and let your supporters know if you are still interested in getting their support.

ABCD: Luckily all this seats were won by BN in 2008, except Kota Damansara. Pakatan has a chance of winning Sungai Acheh and Labuan.

The rest are BN-Umno strongholds. But remember, every seat is crucial, expecially parliamentary seats such as Labuan and state seats such as Kota Damansara.

It's too late to back out now. I wonder how they became candidates? The top leaders of PKR and PAS (president and secretary) are the ones who can authoritise the nominees. Shame on them.

Wanderer: If this is the spirit the Pakatan is showing to the electorate, then they don't deserve our votes. Greed and arrogance will not bear fruit for Pakatan. You might as well say goodbye to Putrajaya.

Cantabrigian: This is a recipe for disaster. Why don't the candidates just disqualify themselves in these seven seats and present them on a silver platter to BN?

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